NNew Zealand Read More Lake weed: Minister reviews funding after Rotorua clean-up costs over $133,000January 16, 2026 The cost of removing lake weed in Rotorua has run into six figures. Photo: LDR / Ben Fraser…
NNew Zealand Read More Leaders to meet over tourists trashing Blue SpringJanuary 16, 2026 Blue Springs, near Tirau Photo: RNZ/Carol Stiles The tourism minister says she has a meeting planned with the…
NNew Zealand Read More Winston Peters off to Kiribati year after being snubbedJanuary 16, 2026 Winston Peters will be the first New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister to visit all 17 members of the…
NNew Zealand Read More Sir Tim Shadbolt remembered as ‘absolutely extraordinary’ by family in public serviceJanuary 16, 2026 Invercargill has bid farewell to the “absolutely extraordinary” late Sir Tim Shadbolt in a service marked by humour…
SSports Read More Twenty-six charged in latest US basketball gambling scandalJanuary 16, 2026 Defendants allegedly then offered more than 39 US college players bribes of up to US$30,000 per game. Photo:…
NNew Zealand Read More Man charged after family harm incident in MastertonJanuary 16, 2026 File photo. Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller Police have arrested a 25-year-old man following a family harm incident…
HHeadlines Read More Skilled migrants on path to residency warned status may changeJanuary 16, 2026 Swim school instructor Aaron Pasion, pictured with his wife Janine and son Andreus, was told his job was…
NNew Zealand Read More Corrections to trial ‘hospital hub’, current model of hospital escorts ‘no longer fit-for-purpose’January 16, 2026 Photo: NZ Herald / Greg Bowker Corrections are set to trial a pilot for a “hospital hub” with…
NNew Zealand Read More Police rescue underway near Gisborne after slips block SH2 in Waioeka GorgeJanuary 16, 2026 The Transport Agency (NZTA) said the closure was caused by a large slip between Matawai and Waioweka. Photo:…
NNew Zealand Read More First offshore oil and gas exploration permit since ban under official considerationJanuary 16, 2026 An oil rig off the coast of Taranaki. Photo: Supplied An Australian firm incorporated weeks before New Zealand’s…
HHeadlines Read More Whangaparāoa rock pools ‘stripped bare’ by sea life gatherers, resident saysJanuary 16, 2026 People gathering sea life at Army Bay. Photo: Protect Whangaparoa Rockpools Mark Lenton, who grew up in the…
NNew Zealand Read More Man injured after being hit by car in WellingtonJanuary 16, 2026 A pedestrian has moderate to serious injuries after being hit by a car in Newtown. Photo: RNZ /…